After a few relaxing days in Cusco after finishing the Inca Trail, we caught an overnight bus to Arequipa, Peru, “The White City.” It’s known as the white city because of the white stones that are used in the majority of construction. [Read more…]

As most of you know, we are now safely back home in San Diego! We finally arrived back in town on Saturday 2/21 after nearly 4 months of traveling through South America. About a month ago our Macbook started having major issues which made it impossible to update the blog, which is why this post is so late in coming.

This post includes photos from the remainder of our time in Chile and future posts will detail our experiences in Peru and Bolivia (and Hogwarts). [Read more…]

If one must spend the holidays away from friends and family, the next best thing is to be somewhere beautiful. Somewhere beautiful like San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Bariloche has to be one of the best locations on earth to spend Christmas. Perched on the edge of a huge and ridiculously blue lake, surrounded by snow-capped peaks with pine forests growing all around… I don’t know if I’ve ever been to a more Christmassy town. We arrived in Bariloche a few days before Christmas and were excited to be there for the holiday. To top it all off, our apartment had an amazing view over the town and lake. [Read more…]

We arrived in Mendoza, Argentina, the wine capital of South America, excited to be there for Denny’s birthday. We had booked a winery tour far in advance and couldn’t wait to try some of the region’s wine at the source. [Read more…]